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Lost For Words - The Mangling And Manipulating Of The English Language

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Exposes atrocities in modern English with humor.

"Lost for Words" is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the state of the English language today. John Humphrys brilliantly and humorously exposes the many atrocities committed to our language, making a compelling case for simple, clear, and honest language. With plenty of practical tips and guidance, this book is especially useful for those who want to improve their writing skills or simply be more aware of the power and misuse of language, especially by politicians.

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ISBN: 9780340897744
Authors: John Humphrys
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, Limited
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography
Goodreads rating: 3.44
(rated by 302 readers)

Description

From tired old clichés to meaningless jargon, dangling participles to sentences without verbs, the English language is under attack from many quarters.Politicians dupe us with deliberately evasive language. Professors fear the consequences of correcting their students' mangled sentences. Bureaucrats bore us into submission.Language is about communicating. All this does the opposite. And it is all so ugly. English is a beautiful language that should give us pleasure, not pain.John Humphrys has fun at the expense of language abusers, and also raises serious issues about people in power who use words to manipulate us. Language should be simple, clear and honest. Where it is not, we need to ask why - and do something about it.
 

Exposes atrocities in modern English with humor.

"Lost for Words" is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the state of the English language today. John Humphrys brilliantly and humorously exposes the many atrocities committed to our language, making a compelling case for simple, clear, and honest language. With plenty of practical tips and guidance, this book is especially useful for those who want to improve their writing skills or simply be more aware of the power and misuse of language, especially by politicians.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.